Crunchbase Daily: Tuandaiwang, Swiggy, Snapdeal, Kaishu Jianggushi, Exporo, NetGuardians - May 30, 2017

?utm_source=cb_daily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20170530&send_email={EMAIL} May 30, 2017 [Share on Twitter ]( [Share on Facebook ]( /cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#27185452454d4244531a74424207534f420764555249444f454654420763464e4b5e074f5353571d0808454e53094b5e08164c4c7d685361 Android creator unveils Essential phone Android creator Andy Rubin has a startup, [Essential]( that just unveiled a sleek new smartphone featuring an edge-to-edge display, pared-down interface, and a ceramic and titanium shell. It will retail for $700. Swiggy raises $80M [Swiggy]( the India-based food delivery service, has raised $80 million in a Series E funding round led by [Naspers](. It’s the second big food delivery funding round this month for Naspers, which also just backed a $420 million investment in Germany’s [Delivery Hero](. Startups carve out new niches in on demand space When people think of the on demand space, they usually envision companies that deliver things. But a growing segment of startups is also focused on picking up and returning stuff like laundry or storage items. Crunchbase News takes a look at [some of the standouts]( in this category. Alfa shares pop in London IPO Shares of Alfa Financial Software traded up more than 30 percent last Friday after the financial services tech shop [went public]( on the London Stock Exchange. [ ] Recent Activity on Crunchbase [229]( [Funding Rounds Added]( [681]( [Acquisitions Recorded]( [$1.0B]( [Fundings Captured]( [23,972](?utm_source=cb_daily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20170530&utm_content=recent_activity&utm_term=entities&send_email={EMAIL}) [Entities Updated](?utm_source=cb_daily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20170530&utm_content=recent_activity&utm_term=entities&send_email={EMAIL}) [ ] [Advertise on Crunchbase]( Crunchbase is Hiring! Our team is honored to work with innovators from all corners of the globe, & we’re building a team that reflects the diversity of our users. Join us! [ ] Featured Searches and Lists Name Type Entries [Select 2017 IPOs]( Companies 60 [Same day delivery companies with funding]( Companies 20 [Companies founded by Berkeley alumni]( Companies 209 [More Featured Searches and Lists]( [ ] Recent Investments [Tuandaiwang]( [1.8B CNY]( / [Private Equity]( Tuandaiwang is a peer-to-peer lending platform. The Dongguan-based company has reportedly borrowed $11.4B since its launch in 2012. Investors: [China Minsheng Investment Group]( (Lead), [Beijing Yisheng Innovation Technology]( [Beihai Hongtai Investment]( [Swiggy]( [$80M]( / [Series E]( Swiggy is a food-delivery platform. The Bengaluru-based company will use the funding to introduce a suite of new product and service offerings. Categories: Bangalore IND · Food Delivery · Internet · Food Processing Founders: [Sriharsha Majety](utm_mediumEmail--), [Rahul Jaimini]( [Nandan Reddy]( Investors: [Naspers]( (Lead), [Norwest Venture Partners - NVP]( [SAIF Partners]( [+ 3 more]( [Snapdeal]( [1.1B INR]( / [Venture]( Snapdeal is an online marketplace offering deals on branded products. The New Delhi-based company is reportedly in talks with rival Flipkart for a merger. Categories: New Delhi IND · Retail · Shopping · Marketplace · Consumer Electronics · Internet · E-Commerce Founders: [Kunal Bahl]( [Rohit Bansal]( Investors: [Nexus Venture Partners]( (Lead), [Rohit Bansal]( [Kunal Bahl]( More Investments Company Amount / Round Lead Investor [Kaishu Jianggushi]( 90M CNY / Venture – [Exporo AG]( 8.0M EUR / Venture – [NetGuardians]( 8.5M CHF / Series C [Swisscom Ventures]( [Gilmour Space Technologies]( $3.7M / Series A [Blackbird Ventures (Australia)]( [Practice Ignition]( 5.0M AUD / Series A [Microequities Asset Management]( [Beonprice]( 1.4M EUR / Seed [K Fund]( [Supr Daily]( 100M INR / Venture – [All Recent Funding Activity]( [ ] Recent Acquisitions [Carriage]( Acquired by [Delivery Hero]( More Acquisitions Company Acquired by Amount [CardConnect]( [First Data Corporation]( [$750M]( [All Recent Acquisition Activity]( [ ] Upcoming Tech Events [Keiretsu Forum East Bay Angel Investor Meeting]( June 1, 2017 8:00am in Orinda Keiretsu Forum Angel Investor Meeting is a monthly meetings feature 5 presenters from early stage companies. 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